UTA In The News — Friday, July 6, 2018
Eye movement technology
The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded a patent for a revolutionary new technology that scans users' eye movements and enables them to navigate mobile platforms, such as electric wheelchairs, without the use of hands, Canada’s New Atlas, Russia’s Vesti, Greece’s Palo.gr, China’s cnBeta.com, Medical Product Outsourcing, Dallas Innovates, Phys.org, Techsite and many other websites reported.
Sprawl lessens life expectancy
Recently published studies show that urban sprawl reduces life expectancy of its inhabitants and doesn’t attract knowledge-intensive businesses, Medicine newsline, ScienceDaily, BrightSurf.com, Techsite and other websites reported. Shima Hamidi, UTA assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, and two directors of the National Institutes of Health did the sprawl-life expectancy study, while Hamidi teamed with Ahoura Zandiatashbar, a UTA research associate, to write about how sprawl affects attracting the knowledge economy.
Finding best practices
Daniel Sledge and Herschel Thomas, UTA associate and assistant professor of political science, respectively, received a National Science Foundation grant to report best practices from response and recovery efforts in U.S. natural disasters, Dallas Innovates reported.
Deen talks Supreme Court
Rebecca Deen, chair and associate professor of the UTA Department of Political Science, offered expert insight about President Trump’s upcoming U.S. Supreme Court nominee on KERA 90.1’s Think program. Trump will nominate someone to replace the retiring Judge Anthony Kennedy.
Frequent flyer advice
Abdul Rasheed, chair of the UTA Department of Management in the College of Business, offered advice about frequent flyer miles and airline credit cards in a question-and-answer column for WalletHub. Rasheed also is the Eunice and James L. West Distinguished Professor at UTA.
Foreign students a plus
A Dallas Morning News column said foreign-born graduates boost the region’s economy and colleges. The column mentioned UTA’s number of international students and graduates.
Immigrant fundraiser
A UTA student is organizing the Migration is Sweet event at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Wild Detectives in Dallas’ Bishop Arts District, The Dallas Morning News reported. Jennifer Hernandez, a 22-year-old UTA student, said the Dallas fundraiser combines her concern for immigrants with her family’s love of Mexican pastries.
Anarchist movement
Kenyon Zimmer, UTA associate professor of history, has written a comprehensive treatment of the American anarchist movement, People’s World reported. It is a volume in the series Working Class in American History, edited by a team of renowned scholars. Zimmer’s six chapters, plus an introduction and conclusion, span political ideologies like Zionism, fascism, socialism, unionism and communism.
Arlington's 4th of July festivities
KDFW Fox 4, KRLD 1080 AM and Patch.com previewed Arlington’s 4th of July Parade, which included part of the UTA campus. In another story, Andrew Campbell, who is a downtown Arlington business owner and UTA alumnus, was looking forward to the city’s fireworks and parade events on July 3 and 4, KRLD 1080 AM reported. Campbell said Arlington is becoming a destination for Independence Day events.
Amputee research
Erick Jones Sr., a UTA professor of industrial, manufacturing and systems engineering, contributed to a study that explains how electromagnetic fields amplify pain in amputees, everythingRF reported. Mario Romero-Ortega, a UT Dallas associate professor and former UTA associate professor, led the study.
Hervey a surprise
On Point Basketball reported that UTA’s Kevin Hervey could be one of the steals of this year’s NBA draft. Hervey was picked in the second round by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Top students pick UTA
Ten valedictorians and salutatorians from Dallas County high schools will be attending UTA next fall, aldiadallas reported.
Right-sizing home
A Dallas Morning News story offered five examples of families right-sizing to find the best home for various points in their lives. Richard and Barrie Page Hill of Arlington have made two moves as Barrie's 84-year-old mother, Bobbi Wilburn, joined the household and later as their daughter left for college. Barrie Page Hill is an academic adviser in the Department of Communication.